MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Toptrump on January 15, 2009, 09:04:00 am
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Oh dear a great start to the new year.
Does anybody know a decent wheel refurbed near/in and around South Cheshire? Tuesday night a bus decided to repaint my rear offside quarter panel and rear bumper together with the rear wheel. Not really sure the Blue quite goes with my Silver. :( Gutted!
At least the rear parking sensor was working this morning. LOL!
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ouch, sorry to hear that matey!
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If its going through the Bus company insurance get a new wheel out of them mate
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Well I finally got a call back from the bus company who said that they had a bus with some paint missing and a few bits of Silver on it. Yes that will be the back of my car cheers! :)
That is good news as they gave me their insurance details and somebody to ring at their head office.
So been out to a body shop I have used in the past and got a quote of around £500 for the damage. Then nipped over to VW in Crewe to see if they would do me a quote. Can't help getting one from the dealer themselves. On the way I saw three R32's all looking lovely then there is a shiny Blue one 08 on the forecourt! (stop just making me jealous) Just not fair. :grin: And then the lady at the VW repair center tells me I can use their accident service which will give me a hire car and they always try and get a higher spec so for me a R32...are people trying to tell me something today or what? :smiley: Anyway their quote was around £900!
Not sure which one to fax over now, a week's worth of R32 fun as a hire care or hopefully not bother with insurance companies and get it done quick smart. Will have to think about it over the weekend.
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What an absolute result them coughing to it!
I'd get it done at VW regardless, always looks better in the potential new owner's eyes seeing a dealer repair rather than some random bodyshop. Get what you can out of them too, as like it or not, your car is now devalued because it's had paint.
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VW paint shops arent always the best, last time I used a VAG/Ferrari/Aston approved paint shop and they did a spot on job, previous to that (different car) the local VW did some work and I was really dissapointed - almost to the point like it felt like they did half a job - both jobs being covered by 3rd party so no like I asked the to scrimp on it.
Check around your area for local bodyshops, make sure they dont effect the manufacturers guarantee.
Might be local to you might not... http://www.chartwells.net/
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Well after one thing or another and I still feel like I am going around in circles. I am getting my car collected on Monday, which is good as on Wednesday I was told that I was not going to get my damaged paid for. :confused:
But the accident repair company are dropping off a Golf GTI DSG on Monday so mine can be repaired, so finally a bit of good news this year it seems. :smiley: Not driven a DSG before should be enjoyable.